Retired Belarusian Hockey Player Konstantin Koltsov Dies In Florida At 42 – News18

MIAMI: Former Belarusian hockey participant Konstantin Koltsov, who was teaching within the KHL, has died in Florida, police stated Tuesday. He was 42.

Miami-Dade Police detective Argemis Colome confirmed Koltsov’s dying in an announcement despatched to The Associated Press. Police stated the dying was an obvious suicide. No foul play was suspected.

Koltsov served as an assistant coach for Salavat Yulaev Ufa the previous two seasons. He additionally was an assistant on employees for the Belarusian males’s nationwide group.

National group coach Dmitry Baskov known as Koltsov’s dying “an irreparable loss.”

“Konstantin was one of the undisputable leaders of our team, a talented progressive coach, a bright player,” Baskov stated in an announcement. “He was an example of sturdiness, hard work, dedication and an idol for many Belarusian boys and his colleagues. It’s hard and unfair when such people leave so early.”

Koltsov performed in 144 NHL video games for the Pittsburgh Penguins from 2003-06 after being chosen within the first spherical of the 1999 draft, placing up 12 targets and 26 assists. The Penguins in an announcement prolonged condolences to Koltsov’s household and associates.

Koltsov performed most of his profession within the Russian Superleague, which morphed into the KHL, ending with Dynamo Minsk in 2015-16 and going into teaching. Salavat Yulaev Ufa expressed sorrow for the dying of Koltsov, who gained a Gagarin Cup championship with the membership as a participant in 2010-11.

“He was a strong and cheerful person, he was loved and respected by players, colleagues, and fans,” the group stated in an announcement. “(Koltsov) forever wrote himself into the history of our club.”

Koltsov had been relationship second-ranked ladies’s tennis participant Aryna Sabalenka, who was scheduled to play within the Miami Open event that started Tuesday. Messages despatched to Sabalenka’s publicist and event officers in search of remark weren’t instantly returned.

Sabalenka is a 25-12 months-previous additionally from Belarus who gained the Australian Open in January for her second consecutive title at Melbourne Park. She was featured through the Netflix docuseries “Break Point,” talking emotionally concerning the dying of her father when he was in his early 40s.

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